John Reed, “Photos Show China’s Carrier Steaming Under Own Power,” Defense Tech, 14 December 2011.
Here’s something we haven’t seen before. China’s first aircraft carrier, the ex-Soviet Varyag, steaming under its own power in the open seas. This satellite photo was taken by the group Digital Globe during the ship’s nearly two week-long cruise that ended [...]
This study is as relevant today as when it was published. Many who have not done so already would benefit from reading this thought-provoking piece.
Geoffrey Till, “Asia Rising and the Maritime Decline of the West: A Review of the Issues,” RSIS Working Paper No. 205, 29 July 2010.
The notion that Asia is rising and is [...]
Congressman J. Randy Forbes, 4th District of Virginia, “China’s aircraft carrier ‘is not the beginning of the end; it is the end of the beginning,’” 8 December 2011.
U.S. Naval War College professor Andrew Erickson released a new analysis of China’s new aircraft carrier. In the report, he states, “This is not the beginning of the [...]
Andrew Scobell, David Lai, and Roy Kamphausen, eds., Chinese Lessons from Other Peoples’ Wars (Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 2011).
The importance of China stems not only from its current international role and its influence on the Asia-Pacific region in particular, but also because China’s impact on global developments will likely continue [...]
Malavika Jain Bambawale and Benjamin K. Sovacool, “China’s Energy Security: The Perspective of Energy Users,” Applied Energy, 88.5 (May 2011): 1949-56.
Abstract
The article explores the energy security concerns faced by China from the point of view of energy users working in government, university, civil society and business sectors. The authors first derive a set of seven [...]
Thomas M. Skypek, “China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent in 2020: Four Alternative Futures for China’s SSBN Fleet,” in A Collection of Papers from the 2010 Nuclear Scholars Initiative (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2010).
This article addresses three major analytical questions: first, what are four alternative force structures for China’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine [...]
Martin N. Murphy, “Somali Piracy: Political Lessons for the Navy,” American Foreign Policy Interests, 33.1 (2011): 17-25.
This article argues that the navies operating to suppress piracy off Somalia are operating in what is effectively a policy vacuum. So long as that vacuum persists, piracy may be restricted but not eliminated. The financial cost of the [...]
Wu Riqiang, “Survivability of China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Forces,” Science & Global Security, 19.2 (2011): 91-120.
The survivability of China’s ballistic missile submarines and submarine-launched ballistic missiles is examined. First, the Type 094 ballistic missile submarine is noisy and vulnerable even in shallow waters. This suggests the urgency for China to improve the quietness of the Type [...]
John J. Mearsheimer, “The Gathering Storm: China’s Challenge to US Power in Asia,” The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 3 (2010): 381–96.
The United States has been the most powerful state on the planet for many decades and has deployed robust military forces in the Asia-Pacific region since the early years of the Second World War. [...]
Nilanthi Samaranayake, “Are Sri Lanka’s Relations with China Deepening? An Analysis of Economic, Military, and Diplomatic Data,” Asian Security, 7.2 (2011): 119-46.
During the past few years, Sri Lanka appears to have forged closer relations with China. Sri Lanka welcomed Chinese investment in building a port in Hambantota, arms from China for use in its civil [...]
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